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David Graves (Alderman)
David Graves may refer to: * David Graves (politician) (born 1947), member of the Georgia House of Representatives * David Graves (character), a DC Comics supervillain * David Graves (bishop) (born 1958), United Methodist bishop * David W. Graves (born 1953), American educator and theologian * David Bibb Graves David Bibb Graves (April 1, 1873 – March 14, 1942) was an American Democratic politician and the 38th Governor of Alabama 1927–1931 and 1935–1939, the first Alabama governor to serve two four-year terms. He successfully advanced progress ...
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David Graves (politician)
David Graves (born May 17, 1957) is a former Republican member of the Georgia House of Representatives, representing the 137th district from 1996 to 2005. Graves was a member of the Appropriations, Health & Human Services, Regulated Industries, and the Rules Committees. Resignation Graves resigned in 2005, shortly after his second DWI arrest, and his subsequent attempt to claim legislative immunity, which was rejected. He was sentenced to 10 days in jail, fined $1,600, 20 days of home confinement, 240 hours of community service, and alcohol counseling. His driver's license was suspended for 12 to 18 months. He did not run for re-election. References 1947 births Living people Members of the Georgia House of Representatives Georgia (U.S. state) politicians convicted of crimes {{GeorgiaUS-politician-stub ...
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David Graves (character)
David Graves is a DC Comics supervillain, and enemy of the Justice League. He was created by Geoff Johns and Jim Lee, and first appeared in '' Justice League'' (vol. 2) No. 6 (April 2012) during " The New 52". Creation David Graves was created by Justice League writer Geoff Johns and artist Jim Lee. Johns described Graves as a character who would take the classical monomyth or "hero's journey" narrative device, and turn it on its head, illustrating how a villain would go through a twisted version of it, becoming a major threat for the Justice League. Fictional character biography David Graves was a historian and published author, interested in fringe history. He wrote a series of books, on subjects such as Atlantis, the miracles of Fatima, the Nazca Lines, and how they could affect the modern world. During the very first adventure of the Justice League, David, his wife Jennifer, and his two children, Jason and Emma, came under attack by Darkseid's forces. Accepting what he be ...
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David Graves (bishop)
David W. Graves (born 1958) is an American clergyman in the United Methodist Church who is bishop of the Alabama-West Florida Conference. He was elected July 13, 2016 to the episcopacy at the Southeastern Jurisdictional Conference quadrennial meeting at Lake Junaluska, N.C. He has been assigned for the next four years to the Alabama West-Florida Conference. Dismissal of complaint against Jeff Sessions On June 18, 2018, over 600 members of the United Methodist Church issued a formal complaint to the church, accusing fellow member Jeff Sessions of racial discrimination, child abuse, and spreading "doctrines contrary to the standards of doctrine of the United Methodist Church." As attorney general in the Trump administration, Sessions was overseeing the administration's policy of family separation at the border. Sessions had defended this policy and used the Bible to justify his actions, which the complaint argued was both contrary to the values espoused by the UMC and agains ...
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David (; , "beloved one") (traditional spelling), , ''Dāwūd''; grc-koi, Δαυΐδ, Dauíd; la, Davidus, David; gez , ዳዊት, ''Dawit''; xcl, Դաւիթ, ''Dawitʿ''; cu, Давíдъ, ''Davidŭ''; possibly meaning "beloved one". was, according to the Hebrew Bible, the third king of the United Kingdom of Israel. In the Books of Samuel, he is described as a young shepherd and harpist who gains fame by slaying Goliath, a champion of the Philistines, in southern Canaan. David becomes a favourite of Saul, the first king of Israel; he also forges a notably close friendship with Jonathan, a son of Saul. However, under the paranoia that David is seeking to usurp the throne, Saul attempts to kill David, forcing the latter to go into hiding and effectively operate as a fugitive for several years. After Saul and Jonathan are both killed in battle against the Philistines, a 30-year-old David is anointed king over all of Israel and Judah. Following his rise to power, David ...
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